How to pronounce tears in American English
“tears” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tears the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tears” in: all accents · British English (301 clips)
“tears” in real sentences — American speakers
595 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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historical Trail of Tears.
CDC
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I mean it tears apart communities, tears apart families, challenges rule of law.
The Obama White House
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night about the Valley of Tears, the battle of the Valley of Tears, where Israel saved
State Department
Words that sound like “tears”
Words one sound away from tears — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tears”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of tears. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.